Comment by Tydragosa

Comment by Tydragosa

These Weapons tho.. Well I guess.... WHO SAID CATACLYSM WAS OVER!.. (?)

Comment by Windscar

You have been awarded - 16 less Void Storage spots :( - They all look awesome but hopefully we can get a model unlock window instead soon and not need to carry the items.

Legion related Edit - Praise the new model unlock transmog changes coming! I am glad they are switching to a Diablo 3 type of method in acquiring transmogs.

January 27th, 2016 Edit - Devs have confirmed if you have earned the Warlords Gold achievement, you will be able to have the weapons unlocked for your other characters via a token that will be obtained (source of how it is obtained is not yet known) - reference: https://twitter.com/WarcraftDevs/status/691770861519532032

February 11th, 2106 Edit - The token to unlock all these weapon appearance has appeared in the latest Alpha build for Legion - Token ; while price is not final it will appear to cost 3,000g to unlock the transmogs.

June 16th Edit - The cost for the Token unlock is now 10,000g from the PTR.

Comment by Dj12121

Is this achievement account wide? Can I complete it on one character and buy the stuff with another?

Comment by Superchief

I'm normally a casual player that caps conquest points every week, obsesses over transmog, does some garrisons (ok a lot of garrisons since I'm halfway to gold cap ^.^) and maybe peek into raid finder from patch to patch. However, I am finding myself becoming something of a fiendish, discriminating, elitist-jerkface over these challenge modes. It feels good, REALLY good. It's not just about the achievement (I don't collect achieves they are worthless to me) it's about unlocking the visible prestige. Just like a legendary weapon, or conquest gear (sorry, but tier gear doesn't count toward your prestige level). These weapons look incredible! I didn't even fart in the general direction of challenge modes during MoP, but after seeing these weapons and thinking of the transmog possibilities I've decided I'm going to go for this golden carrot this time. Good job Blizzard Entertainment, keep up the great work!

Comment by taohu

Disappointed that none of the transmog-able weapons are available for wands.

Comment by Thiosen

If I get this achievement, can all of my characters buy the transmogs, or just the one that completed it?

Comment by codemonkey955

Unfortunately, there are no death knight mogs. Kind of sad when the salvage yard gives you something better than completing Challenge Modes with Gold. Blizz just needs to bring the armor rewards back.

Comment by Mage12322

Is this achievement account-wide? So if I do this on my main, can my alt buy one of the weapons from the vendor for 1k gold, or can only the character who did the achievement purchase/receive the weapons?

Comment by Leipesjitouwe

Is anybody able to confirm if these rewards will also be included in the new legion acount-wide x-mog system? Or will it perhaps still be character restricted?

This achievement is the meta for completing all Warlords of Draenor challenge mode Gold medals. It's important to note that the transmog weapons unlocked by this achievement are not immediately rewarded, but must be purchased for 1000g each from Challenger Sunforge (Warspear - ) or Challenger Savina (Stormshield - ).

Here are some tips you can use to help you snag a Gold medal in Warlords of Draenor Challenge modes! Some of them are pretty obvious, but I've included them just in case.CONSUMABLES

Within a Challenge mode dungeon, you can make flasks and various potions (DPS potions, Draenic Invisibility Potion) as an Alchemist, but you CANNOT cook food or make Healing Tonics unless you leave the instance.

When a potion is used in combat, the cooldown timer does not start until you exit combat again. As such, using a potion during combat prevents further potions from being used for a full minute after combat is finished.

"Pre-potting" and using a potion right before entering combat will ensure that the 1 minute cooldown activates and completes during combat, allowing a second use of a potion (during a boss encounter) or ensuring it is ready for the next pack (when doing trash).

This potion puts ALL potions (that share a cooldown) on cooldown for 10 minutes.

This potion can only be used out of combat.

It is important to use any movement abilities for yourself or your party BEFORE using the potion (e.g. Ghost Wolf, Aspect of the Pack, Stampeding Roar) - any ability used while invisible will make you visible again.

In some cases it is worthwhile to simply "death run" - see below in "General Tips" for details.

The engineering belt tinker, Invisibility Field, is a subpar option and shouldn't be used. It has a chance to fail, and in addition it has a 10-minute cooldown (contrary to the tooltip) and puts all potions on a 10-minute cooldown as well (just like Draenic Invisibility Potion!)

Food buffs are not scaled down in Challenge Modes. As such, the best possible foods available should be used when possible. These include:

Graccu's Mince Meat Fruitcake, is a pretty great food for Challenge Modes. Essentially, it restores 20% of health AND mana per second, bringing you to full in 5 seconds flat, making it perfect for spec changes, and somewhat useful for deaths (if speed is a priority - otherwise using a food with a buff is preferable, of course).

Unfortunately, this food is hard to come by. It is only obtainable during Winter Veil, although any you retain on your character will remain there throughout the year until deleted or consumed.

Other than from vendors or the holiday daily during Winter Veil, this food can be purchased on the Auction House if you are lucky enough to have someone list it.

Keep in mind that you cannot change glyphs or talents in a Challenge Mode, but you can switch specs. For example, this can allow you to switch between an AoE and a single target build for certain situations (trash vs. boss, etc.)

If you decide to switch gear sets during a dungeon, (e.g. a AoE stat set vs. a single target stat set), the following macro can be used to quickly select a set:

/equipset Name of Set

Note that the above is case sensitive

Engineers should use Frag Belt as an AoE stun/interrupt. It not only interrupts spells, but since it is an incapacitate effect, it will interrupt otherwise uninterruptible casts (acts similarly to Incapacitating Roar, Sap or Paralysis).

The alternative belt tinker, Nitro Boosts SHOULD BE AVOIDED. It can backfire (dealing a large amount of damage-over-time to you) and additionally puts DPS/armor/mana potions on cooldown.

Any group members that are changed (switched out) will not be able to zone in until the zone is reset. As such, you cannot switch members out halfway through the instance!Using MOLL-E (Engineering), Mobile Banking (Guild Perk), Argent Gruntling/Argent Squire (Companion Pet) with a bridle and Pack Hobgoblin (Goblin Racial) will all work within a Challenge Mode dungeon. However, using Jeeves OR Walter inside a Challenge Mode DOES NOT work (nothing spawns), but still incurs the cooldown.When gearing up for Challenge modes, baleful tokens are an excellent way to get BiS stat combinations for your set. The token for each slot can be purchased for 5,000 Apexis Crystal each (10,000 Apexis Crystal for weapons) from Ravenspeaker Thelnaas in Tanaan Jungle (Vol'mar or Lion's Watch depending on faction).There are some groups that prefer to make "death runs" rather than using invisibility potions. This consists of running through trash and "suiciding", and getting resurrected thereafter.

This of course is only useful if there is trash you don't need for mob count, that you can skip

Method #1 - The whole group runs through the trash and everyone must die in a safe spot (i.e. somewhere where rezzing will not pull any mobs or a boss). A class with a resurrect spell must die first and be battle-rezzed; the battle-rez must not be accepted until all trash has reset.

Method #2 - A group member that can resurrect (usually the healer works best) will remain behind and everyone else does the death run. The designated rezzer then uses an Draenic Invisibility Potion to pass through trash and rezzes the rest of the group.

I've compiled a list of guides below. They are created by a number of authors, and each can have some potentially useful information for your run. Below is some information about each of the guide authors.

Jace DKViewpoint: Tank/DPS Death KnightJace DK's guides are fairly up-to-date compared to other guides, and as a DK he will list strategies that utilize certain abilities unique to the class - particularly Dark Simulacrum, Gorefiend's Grasp and Army of the Dead. He gives a full-run through of the Challenge mode, and also touches on tricks to shorten the length of your run significantly.

DarkmechViewpoint: Tank Death Knight and Tank MonkDarkmech is yet another author who produces full length Challenge guides. He provides constant strategies, and is up-to-date on the latest time saving tricks (including using Dark Simulacrum, reflective abilities, etc.) In addition, he has smaller strat videos on particular mechanics that can shave time off of your runs.Another point I thought I'd mention is that that these guides are some of the most entertaining to watch!

AsmongoldViewpoint: DPS WarriorAsmongold provides full run Challenge mode guides that are a great adjunct to other guides. He particularly points out mobs and abilities to watch for. Note that these guides date from late 2014, but most information from them is still relevant.Incidentally, if you happen to check out his channel, Asmongold has dozens and dozens of other WoW videos on a number of other topics.

HamletViewpoint: Healer DruidHamlet is very meticulous in pinpointing each and every mob, with specific abilities to watch out for, and strategies to handle them. Of all the guides, his are the most detail oriented, and allow you to learn an instance very well. Unfortunately, some of these guides are somewhat old, although Hamlet has in many cases provided annotations and/or update videos to keep the strats relevant.

MethodViewpoint: Healer Druid and DPS HunterThese are the most current full guides available. Method does a good job of describing certain abilities to watch out for, etc. They aim to provide strategies that are usable by any group/composition; however, some of the strategies they use are not very viable without a DK and strong AoE DPS. Some tips are unique to these videos, so they are worthwhile seeing.

NerdsViewpoint: Healer Monk (with some Tank Death Knight notes)These guides are not full Challenge run throughs, but 2-3 minute excerpts and outlines of the the trash pulls and bosses that you will face. There is no comprehensive discussion of individual mobs for the most part, although some time saving mechanics are discussed in brief. In particular, there are some unique strats outlined that make these short guides worth a watch.

Comment by Creenis

Is it possible to get Challenge achievements from the previous expansion? Haven't played WoW for about an year now, and just returned, so I am pretty sure only with the next expansion's LFR gear will I be able to get this stuff done.

Comment by lyom

If you have troubles with this achievement, there is a trick that will make it much much easier: learn to play. Seriously. It's time to stop sucking, or start looking (for a different past time).

Comment by frizmok

Anyone in guild can invite. We are primarily a higher content raiding guild, but we plan on adding a team for normal content, and welcome players of all skill levels.

Server: KorgathAlliance SideGuild: Vitium

I'm Leppykahn#1263 or Frizmok-Korgath in game.

Comment by leowow

Hate Blizzard for taking the Wod Challenges away to put a pre patch that got nothing of interesting.They should have added this new content on 30th August not the 19th July. I was at just 1 gold to complete the full set of weapons and now gone forever. Very dissappointing and frustrating.

Comment by Vicktomon

Is this still doable in Legion?

Comment by McProky

Can this achivement still doable in Legion? Or is there different way of acquiring the weapons?

Comment by Poohhunter

If there is somehow any doubt remaining about this achievement, let me clear it up. This achievement became unobtainable when the Legion pre-patch dropped on July 19, 2016. The rewards for gold (weapons) as well as silver (mount) and bronze (title) were all made exclusive to the people who earned them prior to that date.

There is no way to predict whether these rewards will ever be available again via BMAH or other means. I am pulling for anyone who loves the rewards but was unable to obtain them. However, holding your breath for the day that they are reinstated I fear would be a fruitless endeavor.